Daily Devotion

“What a joy it is to share the gospel with these women and girls, who are so spiritually impoverished!”

Geraldine · China's Millions

Scripture

James 2:5 Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

Reflection

In 1891, Geraldine from Melbourne arrived in Qinzhou, Gansu, and served there for thirty-nine years. The women and girls she ministered to were often overlooked in the society of that time, yet she declared what a joy it was to bring them the gospel. James reminds us that God has chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith. What human eyes perceive as 'poverty' is, in God's eyes, the very doorway to His grace. Today, am I also willing to reach out to those who are overlooked and see the abundance God wishes to pour into their lives?